Composer of the Week - Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of the Russian composer, pianist and conductor Sergei Rachmaninov
Composer of the Week - Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943) - Episode 1
Donald Macleod focuses on Rachmaninov's teenage crush, the positive reception from Tchaikovsky for his first orchestral piece and then the disastrous premiere of his First Symphony.
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Composer of the Week - Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943) - Episode 2
Donald Macleod explores Rachmaninov's three-year creative block, which he eventually overcomes with the help of a noted Moscow hypnotist. Featuring Piano Concerto No 2.
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Composer of the Week - Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943) - Episode 3
Donald Macleod looks at Rachmaninov and his family decamping first to Italy, then to Dresden, to escape the turmoil of the Russian Revolution in 1905.
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Composer of the Week - Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943) - Episode 4
Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943): 4/5. Donald Macleod looks at Rachmaninov's friendship with Russian bass Fyodor Chaliapin, and the composer's first concert tour of America.
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Composer of the Week - Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943) - Episode 5
Donald Macleod focuses on Rachmaninov after the Russian Revolution, following his escape to Stockholm and then his move to the United States.
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